Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-07-09

THE BLUE AND THE GRAY.
Meeting Of Veterans From Both sides q
Mason and Dixie's Zine on Gettysburg's
Historic Ground.
GETTYSBURG. Pa, July &c Gettysburg pre-
eents an animated scene tonight. The
houses are decorated with flags. eyerpreeni
and bunting. The streets are brilliantly L.
Illuminated and thronged with thousands OF
people. During the day visitors arrived on
all the trainss and when the Philadelphia
brigade arrived at O'Clock with 2,OOO more,
and quarters were as hard to find as they
were twenty -four years ago tonight. At 8
o'clock Mrs. General Pickett arrived, ac-
companied by her son, and was immediately
driven to the Springs hotel After Sc
curing quarters the Philadelphia brigade,
escorted by the Grand Army band OF
Gettysburg, marched to the Harrisburg
depot to receive their guests At s:35
2 ringing cheer from the Philadelphia brig
the we'll known rebel yell, announcing that
the visitors had arrived, and 20Oof Pickett's
veterans marched out and surrendered
themselves to tho hospitality Of
their friends. As the procession
moved along Chambersburg street
to the public square cheers and applause
greetedit at every step. The confederates, who
| as they marched along, proudly bearing tho
stars and stripes in their midst, the only flag
in line, and responded heartily to the greet
ings with their peculiar battle yell,
90 well known here, to the
great delight Of the assembled
crowds. When the procession reached the
center Of the square the union and confed-
crate lines were drawn up facing each
other. The confederates stepped forward
saying, "Here we are once more together"
'Iet Us shake hands," "Let 10 trade
coffee" The bands played SWAY Down
South in Dixie, fire works lit up the sky
and all the people cheered. At 9:45 the pro-
cession moved to the court house, where
camp fire was held. The doors were thrown
open and the band entered, followed by
Pickett's men. They proceeded to the front
and seated themselves in chairs. In few
minutes the building was filed to overflow
ing. Standing room could not be obtained.
When all was ready General Burns assisted
Mrs. General Pickett to the stand, and amid
ing, introduced her and son to the audience.
She was visibly affected and with diff
Guilty restrained the tears whenever General
Pickett's name was mentioned. The cheer
ing was tremendous. After the reading of
the letters, w. S. Stockton arose and pre-
sented Burgess Upton who, in very few
words welcomed them and extended the
hospitality of the place.
On the conclusion of Captain Reeves adj
dress Colonel Barnes introduced Colonel
Alexander Mcclure, of Philadelphia, who
had been chosen to extend the welcome from
the citizens of Philadelphia particularly,
and from the state of PENNSYLVANIA gener-
ally to the Virginians. Colonel McClur
said:
COLONEL M'cLURE'' ADDRESS.
"Tgreet you in the NAM # the great north,
now inseparably interviewer with the great
south in sympathy, in interest and in fellow
ship. Free government is stronger at home
to-day because of the wounds of civil war,
and our children and our children's children
will turn to sacrifices, its sorrow and its
irrevocable Judgment as a guarantee that
the government of the people, by the people
and for the people shall not perish from the
Colonel william ~. Aglett, who succeeded
General Armistead, having been chosen to
respond on behalf of the state Of Virginia to
Pennsylvania welcome, said:
COLONEL AGLETT's ADDRESS.
ever treasure the noble sentiments of Colo
mel Mcclure as the voice of Pennsylvania
and her chief city, but also Of those brave
men who met US here twenty-four years ago
with a valor that we could not overcome and
who meet us here tonight with loving
welcome so dear to us and to our people, and
not only do we cherish the sentiments so no
bly, expresst d, so warm and true from the
hearts of our brethren of the north, but, re-
the avocation and profession of
the gifted speakers, we hear in lond tones the
voice of the great American press, that power |
migtier than armies or nations, mightier |
than the swords and sceptres of kings, on |
whose supporting arm the goddess of |
liberty leaned, and whose daily utterances
proclaim that peace, friendship and love |
once more bind tie American people with |
tual union. Yes, my countrymen, the press
and the brave and generous soldiers Ut our |
land have brought this night and these |
scenes to pass and all honor and love to |
BOTH" Among other sentences uttered by |
Colonel Aglett we're these: 81 utter it rs
sentiment that comes yelling up from every I
bosom of Virginia and the south, that the man |
filed our land with death and tears, and |
grief and mourning, with graves and suffer-
ing, is not only unworthy Of the high title of
American citizenship but even that of hu-
man being, and should find no home or
friends on earth or in heaven. There is
not a true man at the south to-day but who
feels as if he would like to stand at the |
flower there and to water it with manly
tear. In the presence of feeling like this,
too sacred and deep for uttsrance, what mat
ters it who shall keep the battle fags2
They passed into your hands in brave and
manly combat, untouched by dishonor, after
q baptism in blood that made the gray
Jacket a mantle of glory and we are as will
ing your people should keep them as ours.
They are in the hands of our government
and brethren to whom our honor should be
rs dear as their own. Never again will our
old battle flags wave in strife They have
gone forever, but they went down in glory
and in honor. They are dead, and we love
and follow alone now the living flag which
floats from Key West to Behring Straits,
from Bunker Hill to San Francisco"
A Smooth Young Man.
MONTREAL, July "A fashionably dressed